LAHORE: A local court on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former federal minister Moonis Elahi in Lahore Masterplan corruption case.
As per details, Judicial Magistrate Imran Abid issued the non-bailable arrest warrants for former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi’s son Moonis Elahi in a case of alleged corruption in development projects.
The anti-corruption officials stated that the former minister had not cooperated in the investigation and the case is standstill because of his concealment.
Moonis Elahi is facing allegations of billions of rupees of corruption in development projects.
In his application filed in the court of judicial magistrate Imran Abid, the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), sought arrest for the suspect, said that a case had been registered against him under sections 420, 471, 467, 674, 109 and 468. It was further stated in the petition that since Moonis had not been cooperating with the Establishment and was hiding, therefore, the court was requested to issue his arrest warrants.
On July 22, the Lahore district court declared Moonis Elahi – son of PTI President Parvez Elahi – an absconder over his continued absence in the money laundering case. Moonis is currently living in Spain.
The FIA had pleaded to declare Elahi an absconder for not appearing before the investigation agency even after issuance of non-bailable arrest warrant against him.
The court also started the process to freeze his assets, computerized national identity card, passport, and bank accounts.
